The Metropolitan State College of Denver Department of Social Work offers Bachelor of Social Work courses, which are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education. Students will have to complete a significant number of hours of community service. This will give them a picture of the problems a big society -- such as the Denver metropolitan area -- faces and how social workers can help. The program has several prerequisites, such as the Introduction to Psychology and Sociology course, as well as 60 hours of voluntary work.
Florida State University offers a Bachelor of Social Work, a Master of Social Work and a doctorate on the subject. The school's mission is to help students understand the history and importance of social work, as well as their responsibility toward society as social workers. Students will have to complete three semester hours in five prerequisite coursework areas, which include introductory sociology and American government. Upon completing the major program of studies and obtaining a Bachelor of Social Work, students can continue their education, enrolling in a Master of Social Work course. Florida State University also offers distance courses for the Master of Social Work degree.
The Michigan State University School of Social Work offers one of the oldest Bachelor of Social Work courses in the country, as well as Master of Social Work and doctorate programs. Emphasis is given to the diversity of the individuals, families and their problems that social workers have to deal with, and aim to prepare students for the general social work practice. The School of Social Work includes fieldwork in both Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work curricula. It also offers a series of online professional development competency courses for Master of Social Work students.
Loyola University Chicago's School of Social Work offers Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work courses, as well as a combined, five-year Bachelor of Social Work / Master of Social Work option. The school aims to introduce undergraduate students to the dynamic and unpredictable character of the social work field. Students will get the opportunity participate in relevant fieldwork and gain practical experience. Bachelor of Social Work graduates will have fulfilled a year's practicum in a community agency that the School of Social Work approved.